reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
having no idea; having no clue
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
letter; missive; note; mail
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
abuse; misuse; perversion
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be helpful; to be useful
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
still; even now; to this day
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
stairs; stairway; staircase
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps